Marine Band 364 Bends

[Todd Huss <thuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have the 12 hole Marine Band 364 (I believe) which is tuned an octave 
lower than the regular 1896. I was wondering if other people were having 
trouble bending the 2 draw and 3 draw. I can bend the 3 draw pretty well 
except for requiring some more air than on normal harps, however, the 2 
draw I can only get down a semi-tone. I was given this harp used by a 
friend and it was really old. I had to retune some of the reeds that had 
gone flat. That may have something to do with it. I was just wondering if 
most harps like the SBS 365's that have the extra low octave on the end 
are also as difficult to bend as my old 364...

Might also add that I saw Junior Wells and had the pleasure of speaking 
with him briefly on Monday night at a show he did in a small club here in 
Burlington Vermont. He seemed to hardly pick up his harp the whole night 
though. AT first the show started out great with some nice subtle harp 
playing. Then after the first set was done he took a 45 minute break. Got 
back on stage and started to play his harp which he had in his hands 
upside down. He was expecting a 2 draw but instead got a 9 draw. He took 
it in style though but seemed to stay away from his harp for a while 
after that. Then when he finally went back to it his band was trying to 
help him find the right key harp but ended up messing up the order of all 
his harps so he couldn't find the right harp and ended up playing Messin 
with the Kid without any harp leaving out that great harp solo he does on 
it. Near the end of the show they got his harps straight again and he 
wrapped up the show very well. All in all it was a good show, however, I 
was dissapointed by the small amount of harp playing I heard that night. 
I think Junior is also loosing some of his sight because his harps all 
have big stickers on them telling him which key they're in and he seemed 
to have trouble even reading those. His performance and singing though 
were outstanding!
								-Todd

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				Todd C. Huss
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